Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, ...

Individuals with opioid use disorder can get “stuck” in particular patterns of brain activity, a new Yale study finds. And this stickiness is more pronounced after they’ve seen images related to ...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...

The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food ...

Diagnoses of opioid use disorder and opioid overdoses were rare in the 12 months following index visits (n = 2362; 0.3%). The Epic model showed low sensitivity to correctly identify people at risk ...

Dr. Sarah Spencer sits in the back of the Ninilchik Community Clinic's mobile clinic, assembling an opioid harm-reduction kit. Medications like buprenorphine are important tools in the spectrum of ...

Buprenorphine was associated with a 50% reduction in mortality and improved treatment retention for adolescents with opioid use disorder.

Health insurance loss, changes "may undermine continuity of critical treatment," researche ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An estimated 2.1 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, but only 1 in 5 patients have received medication to begin the road to recovery. Kate Richards is the ...

From online forums to the clinic, people have reported that diabetes and weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can ...

Hospitals in Marion County have been selected to take part in a new, six-month pilot program run by the Oregon Health Authority to improve addiction care in emergency settings. OHA partnered with the ...